espantaocells

== Catalan == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare”) +‎ ocells (“birds”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əsˌpan.tə.uˈseʎs] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˌpan.tə.oˈseʎs] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˌpan.ta.oˈseʎs] === Noun === espantaocells m (invariable) scarecrow Synonyms: espantall, espantapardals, babarota, santirot bogeyman === Further reading === “espantaocells”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007